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srem naren
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« on: December 24, 2005, 11:19:38 PM »

hi teacher
 
I have some questions for you

 1- What's the difference between:
- We would rather that she work  in the same company.
- We would rather that she worked in the same company.

2- When we use " 's " and " that of/those of " in comparision?
- His drawing is more expensive than Mary's.
- The salary of a professor is higher than that of a secretary.

3- Did he find the book in the sentence say:
- It's neccessary that he find the book.

4- What's the difference between " as well as " and " and" in parallel structures?

5- Is it possible in parallel structure to say:
-She's a senior, studies every day, and will graduate a semester early.
*but in this structure, we need the same part of speech and tenses!

6-What's the difference between each one?
 I love her than him.
 I love her than he does.
 I love her than he.
7-What's the difference between " Conjuntive adv" and " Transition"
please give me examples

8- I'm confused about what's the : special v., auxilary v, modal v, semi-modal v, and full/ordinary v? Please give examples for each ones!

9- What are those phrases: N, Adj, Adv, V, Pre, Modifying AdV, Appositive, Nominate Absolute, to infinitive, Participle and Gerund?
Please give me examples for each ones!
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« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2005, 02:01:12 AM »

Hi Srem naren,   Cheesy

I hope u don't mind me answering ur questions instead of teacher Paul. I also hope that you'll forgive me if my idea doesn't meet ur needs or it goes wrong.
Here are my viewpoints

1/  We'd rather that she work in the same company. this sentence suggests that we prefer/want her to work in the same company.
We's rather that she worked in the same company. this sentence suggests that she doesn't work in that company right now. The use of past tense (worked) refers to present situation.

2/  " That of/those of "  is more formal than " 's "

3/  It's necessary that he find the book. In my view, i think that he doesn't find the book and the sentence suggests that we want him to fine the book.

4/  As well as means " not only...but also " It's used to indicate information that is already known to the reader/ listener, that is, thing that follows "as well as" is known thing and thing that peocedes "as well as' is new/unknown one.
 eg. He speaks Chinese in Cambodia as well as in China. (We already known that Chinese is spoken in China)

5/  Yes, it's feasible to say so. That's the exception for Parallel Structure, in other word, if sentence indicates that different clauses happen at different times, it doesn't need to be paralleled. Obviously, she is a senior (present), studies everyday (present) but will graduate (future) so this's the exception (different clauses happen at differnt times)

6/  I love her than him [ informal use ]
     I love her than he does [ formal use ]
     I love her than he [ formal use but old fashion/dated ]

7/  They are the same, the difference is their name, just like relative clause and adjective clause (same function, different name)
eg.  You're good at English. Therefore, ur questions are difficult to answer. [ Therefore is conjunctive adv/transition. ]

8/  Special verb is  Sad  (it's on the tip of my tongue) sorry!
  Auxiliary verb is verb used to indicate tense, voice, possibility, certainty, permission...etc. [ be, have, do, must, can...]
  Modal verb is part of aux.verb used to show possibility, permission, obligatin...etc. [ must, can, could, shall...]
  Semi-modal vreb is verb that have similiar meaning to modal verb but are grammatically different. For example, must (modal) doesn't use aux.v DO to make question, but have to (semi-modal) needs aux.v DO to form question. [ Must I go ] but [ Do I have to go ] [
  Full/ordinary verb is verb that carries the main meaning of the clause/sentence. [ love, study...]

9/  Noun phrase is group of word that functions as a subject, object or complement. [ the sea, a girl, black car ]
  Adj phrase is adj plus adv of degree. [ very careful ]
  Adv phrase is adv plus adv of degree. [ very carefully ]
  V phrase is verb/group of verb functions as verb. [ have studied  ]
  Prep phrase is prep plus noun phrase. [ in the sea ]
  Modifying adv. is  Sad  ( it's sth I have to find out too) sorry!
  Appositive is the reduced form of adj clause. [ Mr Paul, a qualified teacher, is a good person. ] a qualified teacher is appositive
  Nominate Absolute is Sad (I've never heard of it,   :roll:) sorry!
  To infinitive is To plus simple form of verb. [ to study ]
  Participle is the +ed form (past/passive participle) or +ing form (present/active participle) of a verb. [ waited, waiting]
  Gerund is verbal noun/ ing form of a verb [ I like reading] reading is gerund.

That's all for me [ Forgive me for something incorrect ]
Hope this will help, Smiley
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« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2005, 03:08:48 AM »

Hello everybody,

Me, too. I hope you don't mind my answering.

3. It's necessary that he find the book. Personally, I think that it's called "subjunctive mood" which as Jupiter says is used to suggest that he should find the book. And another appropriate sentence is : It's necessary that he should find the book.

6. I love her than him. (informal) because 'her', as well as 'him' is an object of 'love'.
   I love her than he does. (formal/correct, it means that I love her and he also loves her.)
   I love her than he . (correct too, it is just that 'does' is omitted here).

" I love her than him " has some confusing information:
1. " I love her than him " can mean ' I love her more than I love him'.
2. " I love her than him " can mean ' I love her more than he loves her'.


8/ Modifying adverbs are adverbs used to modify sth like verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositional phrases, clause, sentence...
- Naren asked very good questions. ( "very" is an adverb and it modifies adjective "good")
- Longdy speaks English quite well. ("quite" is an adverb and modifies "well" as an adverb)
- Ya Eem cried silently. ("cried" is a verb and it is modified by "silently" as an adverb)
- She walked right in front of you.
- I don't know clearly whether you like it or not.
- Unfortunately, I have to go. (unfortunately modifies "the whole sentence")

I hope this helps.
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